Turkey’s recent experience with Twitter shows classic authoritarianism is based on merging civic responsibility with a leader’s aspirations. Binoy Kampmark writes.
Banning Twitter: The Turkish media experiment
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Index demands Turkey unblock Twitter
Turkey’s late night decision to block Twitter last evening is emblematic of the increasing authoritarian tendencies of the prime minister Recep Erdogan.
Could Serbia’s new Prime Minister spell disaster for press freedom?
With Aleksandar Vucic — Slobodan Milosevic’s former Information Minister — taking office, should Serbian independent media be worried?
The Guardian Journalism Award winner Azadliq
Azadliq has been named The Guardian Journalism Award winner.
State of UK media freedom slammed by international press organisation
A new report by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers criticises the restriction of press freedom in the name of national security, the Royal Charter press regulator and the UK’s lack of constitutional guarantees for freedom of expression
Index welcomes WAN-IFRA report on UK press freedom
Index welcomes the report by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) on the worrying state of press freedom in the UK. The WAN-IFRA report criticises the use of national security concerns to threaten and restrict...
Erdogan’s threat to shut down social media is warning for media freedom in Turkey
The Turkish government continues to threaten internet freedom, placing added pressure on social media platforms, writes Catherine Stupp
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Arts nominee Meltem Arikan
International Freedom of Expression 2014 Arts Award Nominee and renowned Turkish playwright and novelist Meltem Arikan answered questions about her nomination during a Twitter chat with Index on Censorship
Russia: RIA Novosti liquidated amid fears of “more refined” threat to the press
The tightening of control over the Russian media is likely to continue, writes Valeria Costa-Kostritsky
Eight women who fought for freedom of expression in the last year
On International Women’s Day, we salute all the women around the world who stand up for freedom of expression